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Friday, October 18, 2013

The new owner is set to make changes at the club following his takeover, but anyone expecting him to spend big from day one underestimates his business acumen

Finally, Erick Thohir has officially arrived. While some dislike change, already displaying nostalgia for the days of Massimo Moratti's governance and a sense of fear over what may come under the Indonesian, others cannot wait to see Inter's new era begin in its fullest effect.
But how will everything come together under the new owner now that the deal has been agreed and the takeover has been confirmed? Thohir is set to oversee a host of changes as he gears the Nerazzurri up for an assault on the top of the game once again.
A NEW BOARD - With Thohir and Moratti, the new board of directors will also include Rosan Roeslani and Thomas W. Shreve, who will be in charge of the financial side of the panel alongside Rinaldo Ghelfi. In addition, other names are set to be announced, with some expected to have already been discussed as part of the final stage of negotiations.
THE PRESIDENT - The real dilemma remains in the identity of the new president. While Thohir is clearly the owner of the club with 70 per cent of the company's stakeholding, he has handed the decision over the retention of Massimo Moratti as the club figurehead to the incumbent himself. Although Moratti would not be a president in the same sense that he has been, making day-to-day decisions on the club's direction, he would provide what Thohir sees as a valuable figure of reference who could partner with the owner in making key calls while also keeping Inter very firmly within the visions of their storied past. Moratti is still thinking the situation over at the moment, but whatever his answer his tenure as president will likely come to an end by the summer of 2015. By then, Thohir is hoping to have full control at the club and will have gained the experience necessary to lead the club by himself.